Kwong Von Glinow's Ardmore House flips the residential script

Kwong Von Glinow, the Chicago-based practice and 2018 Architectural League Prize winner, recently completed an intriguing residential project in the northern section of their hometown. The 3,100-square-foot Ardmore House reverses the conventional section of a three-story home by arranging the bedrooms on the first floor and the light-filled communal areas on the second. Photo: James Florio Photography Photo: James Florio Photography"A curved double-height atrium runs lengthwise from front to back doors, creating an interior courtyard that vertically connects the common areas on the first and second floors," explains the project description. "Defined by a large picture window and a curving wall, the courtyard offers an informal multi-purpose area where residents can relax and their children can play." Photo: James Florio Photography"The design of the home balances privacy and openness on the urban site. Off the courtyard’s curving inner wall lie all of the home’s bedrooms, pushed awa...

Kwong Von Glinow's Ardmore House flips the residential script

Kwong Von Glinow, the Chicago-based practice and 2018 Architectural League Prize winner, recently completed an intriguing residential project in the northern section of their hometown.

The 3,100-square-foot Ardmore House reverses the conventional section of a three-story home by arranging the bedrooms on the first floor and the light-filled communal areas on the second.

Photo: James Florio Photography

Photo: James Florio Photography

"A curved double-height atrium runs lengthwise from front to back doors, creating an interior courtyard that vertically connects the common areas on the first and second floors," explains the project description. "Defined by a large picture window and a curving wall, the courtyard offers an informal multi-purpose area where residents can relax and their children can play."

Photo: James Florio Photography

"The design of the home balances privacy and openness on the urban site. Off the courtyard’s curving inner wall lie all of the home’s bedrooms, pushed awa...